Yet. Such a small word. And yet…the power of yet to transform our self belief is tremendous. How often do you find yourself disqualifying yourself from something because you tell your self that you are not… …good enough …qualified enough …smart enough …articulate enough …
What are you tolerating in your life?
What are you tolerating in your life? This comes hot on the heels of last week’s musings on making excuses through fear or procrastination. There is much going on that you are having to tolerate over which you have no control – all the Covid 19 restrictions spring immediately and depressingly to mind. But I…
Face your fears: Courage to say yes
What does it mean for you to face your fears? Stop with me a minute and have a wee rummage around in your soul. What fears surface as you start to notice and give them a little space? Often we try and keep our fears buried because we neither want to address them nor deal…
Courage to say no
Last week, I posed the question asked by Matt Damon in the 2011 film ‘We bought a Zoo’: What would you do with 20 seconds of insane courage?” This week, let’s make that more specific. Imagine that 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery gave you… Courage to say no. What would you want to say no…
20 Seconds of insane courage
What would you do with 20 seconds of insane courage? What would you say ‘YES’ to? What might you say ‘NO’ to? Imagine with me your life right now. Boy, has it been a tough few months. There is so much uncertainty, constant change and lots that we are missing. And that is before we…
What is your lockdown self awareness?
How well have you managed lockdown? What a potentially inflammatory question to start this week’s musings with! In fact, I wrote it and deleted it twice before deciding to continue. Bear with me… As a coach, my whole approach is to empower you to be the best version of you that you can be. To…
Having courage to encourage
What does courage mean to you? Perhaps you think of someone facing serious illness or death with grace and acceptance. Or a public example like Malala perhaps, the Pakistani activist for female education. Or school girl Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist who recently addressed the United Nations This month sees the 30th anniversary of…